But CEO Marc Lotenberg told Business Insider that money alone doesn't guarantee you'll get or keep a Dorsia membership. "You could just be a rich person and be a total dick," he said. "We don't want that on the platform. We kick people off of the platform." Lotenberg said restaurants get to choose which reservations to accept, meaning diners who act poorly could be unofficially barred from returning.
Along with a global expansion, Google revealed that it's building new agentic capabilities into AI Mode, starting with restaurant bookings. Now, if you're a Google AI Ultra subscriber, you can ask AI Mode about restaurant reservations, while including specifics like the date, time, location, party size, and the type of food you want to eat. AI Mode will then sift through reservation platforms and websites to find availability at a restaurant that suits those needs.
